title: On an intracranially divided optic nerve (N. opticus fissus).
abstract: An intracranially divided optic nerve is described for the first time. At its upper surface an adhesion of the arachnoid membrane and the medial frontobasal artery was seen. The finding is discussed with descriptions of earlier researches and results of our material.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, University of Würzburg, Federal Republic of Germany.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lang
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000473:pathology; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000473:pathology; D009900:Optic Nerve / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology; D009901:Optic Nerve Diseases / Q000473:pathology